GRE Word List
REAPER
one who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop
The meaning of the word reaper is one who harvests grain; Ex. the Grim Reaper; V. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop.
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|---|---|
| illimitable | infinite; limitless |
| codicil | supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will |
| axiom | self-evident truth requiring no proof |
| contumacious | stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court) |
| motley | multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts) |
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| lout | clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ? |
| encumber | burden; N. encumbrance |
